bloodguilt

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  1. sorrow
  2. grief
  3. distress
  4. anguish
Noun
  • The principal of Dos Pueblos High School, Bill Woodard, expressed sorrow about the beloved teacher’s death.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Sadly, the reunion would leave the Bernstein family with lasting wounds and sorrow.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sorrow
Noun
  • California What happened on Monday, Jan. 13 during the Eaton, Palisades firestorms in Southern California Jan. 13, 2025 So Kipling, 80, is left with a strange combination of gratitude and grief.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
  • MusiCares, the Recording Academy’s non-profit aimed at providing assistance to the music community in times of grief, pledged $1 million last week to establish its Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of grief
Noun
  • After Cox’s death, her estate, including her husband Kevin, filed a lawsuit against Wilson and the Park District alleging misconduct in the workplace and that alleged actions and a toxic work environment led to emotional distress for his wife in her final months of employment at the Park District.
    Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Fires across the Los Angeles area have destroyed thousands of structures and caused massive emotional distress in the industry-leading epicenter, prompting mass evacuations of nearly 200,000 residents.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of distress
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  • However, numbers cannot articulate the magnitude of anguish as the disaster upends families and dismantles livelihoods.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The stark destruction has brought him to his knees in prayer and anguish.
    Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of anguish
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